Thanksgiving Gleaning at Firebird Farm

12001 Old Baltimore Pike,Beltsville MD 20705

19 November, 2021

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Join us for our Thanksgiving Gleaning Day at Firebird Research Farm and take home one bag of produce! Registration is required. The end of the outdoor growing season is here! The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education (CUAGE), will host a Thanksgiving Gleaning Day at Firebird Research Farm, on Friday, November 19, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Join us as we harvest all plants in the fields. Participants will be instructed by a UDC staff member about harvesting techniques for gleaning fall produce, such as kale, collard greens, pumpkin squash, and sweet potatoes. The produce will be donated to organizations that provide hunger relief to underserved communities in the District of Columbia. Volunteers who help with the harvest will be able to take home one bag of produce. EVENT DETAILS SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS WILL BE OBSERVED. MASKS ARE REQUIRED. Friday, November 19, 2021 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Firebird Research Farm 12001 Old Baltimore Pike Beltsville, MD 20705 CONTACT Marshelle Hailstock Project Coordinator, Outreach & Recruitment College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences University of the District of Columbia [email protected] (202) 841-1613 The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), is deeply committed to servicing the residents of the District of Columbia. With a three-pronged approach of teaching, research and community outreach, UDC CAUSES seeks to make a measurable, positive difference that starts locally and eventually goes on to impact the nation and the world. As the only exclusively urban land-grant college in the United States, our programs focus on improving economic conditions, social and cultural circumstances, and the health of people and their living environments.